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Hřensko

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Hřensko
Municipality
Confluence of the Kamenice and Elbe rivers
Flag Coat of arms
Hřensko Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°52′28″N 14°14′33″E / 50.87444°N 14.24250°E / 50.87444; 14.24250
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Děčín
First mentioned	1488
Area
• Total	19.86 km² (7.67 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)^[1]
• Total	268
• Density	13/km² (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	407 17
Website	www.hrensko.cz

Hřensko (German: Herrnskretschen) is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. With an elevation of 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level, it is the lowest situated municipality in the country. Located on the edge of the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Hřensko is known for many natural monuments, especially for the Kamenice Gorge and Pravčická brána.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Mezná is an administrative part of Hřensko.

Geography[edit]

View of Hřensko in the Elbe valley

Hřensko is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Děčín. It lies on the border with Germany and is adjacent to Bad Schandau and Schöna. It lies in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Most of the municipality lies in the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The highest point of the municipality is Oltářní kámen at 469 metres (1,539 ft) above the sea.

Hřensko is situated at the confluence of the Kamenice and Elbe rivers, in the Elbe valley. In the municipal territory is located the lowest point of the Czech Republic, which is the Elbe on the border with Germany at 115 metres (377 ft) above the sea.

History[edit]

Hřensko was established during the 15th century as a trading settlement.^[2]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,060	—
1880	1,108	+4.5%
1890	1,088	−1.8%
1900	1,132	+4.0%
1910	1,117	−1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	914	−18.2%
1930	904	−1.1%
1950	311	−65.6%
1961	266	−14.5%
1970	270	+1.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	285	+5.6%
1991	199	−30.2%
2001	247	+24.1%
2011	266	+7.7%
2021	224	−15.8%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport[edit]

Ferry (and river border crossing) on the Elbe between Hřensko and Schöna

There are two border crossings in Hřensko: the Hřensko / Schmilka road border crossing and the Hřensko / Schöna river border crossing.

Sights[edit]

The municipality is a portal to the Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The main attractions in the municipal territory are the Kamenice Gorge and Pravčická brána, the largest natural stone bridge in Europe.^[5] They are among the most visited nature tourist destinations in the entire country.^[6]